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Article published in the Stratford Express in 1916 about Forest Gate-born Clapton Captain, Edwin Sharpley. Sharpley joined The Tons in 1908/09, the club ‘as a child had cherished (the idea of) one day playing for’. The following season he was promoted to the first team, winning the Isthmian League with Clapton in 1910/11. In 1914/15 Eddie lifted the FA Amateur Cup as club captain in the 1 - 0 win over Bishops Auckland at The Den. Nearly all the Clapton team that season resided ‘within three miles of the Spotted Dog’. Sharpley was described as a ‘clever, fearless tackler who feeds his inside men well and is extremely smart in recovery when beaten by an opposing forward’. #claptonfc#forestgate#forestgatee7#englishfootballhistory#faamateurcup#isthmianleague

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12 November 1994, Clapton make an emotional return to the Old Spotted Dog. The club were forced to vacate the ground while essential works were carried out to bring it up to new Isthmian League standards. This meant the stands (Ham Park Road end pictured) that had stood since the 1920s had to be demolished and replaced. Later that year the Dog Kennel stand, already damaged and halved in size, was replaced by The Scaffold. #claptonfc#isthmianleague#oldspotteddog#nonleague

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Taking in lots of games at different levels right now, looking at how and why teams set up as they do and how they react in games if they go behind.Interesting game at Leatherhead last night where the opposition changed shape at half-time, and came from behind to win.

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We will also be announcing the winners of the @our_game_football safe hands prizes next week! We will be giving away a pair of Nike goalie gloves to the keeper at each level from Step 1 to 4 of the Non League pyramid who has conceded the least goals this month! Like, follow and retweet to find out the October winners and also to be able to enter the November competiton! Keep those clean sheets and the gloves could be yours!

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We will be announcing the winners of the @our_game_football player of the month prizes next week! We will be giving away £1,000 worth of Nike Tiempo boots with a winner being chosen from each level from Step 1 to 4 of the Non League pyramid.

Like, follow and retweet to find out the October winners and also to register for the November competiton! Have a good month and the boots could be yours!

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We will be announcing the winners of the @our_game_football player of the month prizes next week! We will be giving away £1,000 worth of Nike Tiempo boots with a winner being chosen from each level from Step 1 to 4 of the Non League pyramid.

Like, follow and retweet to find out the October winners and also to register for the November competiton! Have a good month and the boots could be yours!